Posted by Steve Panas on May 18, 2004 at 10:41:10:
What a weekend!! If it wasn't for bad luck we'd have no luck at all. Thanks to all those that helped either in supplying parts and or advice. The new club slogan has to be changed from big thrills small bills to "I never seen that happen before".
Thanks to Dicky Dawes specially for having exactly the right parts in the lorry. We owe you a gearbox.
Thanks to Simon P. for welding equipment and brake pipe oh! and particularly for the room given at Honda on the last lap.
Thanks to Trev as ever for having most things.
Thanks to Neil Thompson for finding parts also and advice. Then again isn't that what tech. people do!!
Thanks to Andy Smith with help in rebuild. Kept his mind off starting on the second row for the first time.
Thanks especially to my main man Sean. He just about kept up with the bits that fell off. After starting 10th and gained third spot in 4 laps I have to pit on the Sat race to tell him I have no brakes. His reply is "you're on fire" I reply "well... thanks but what about the brakes?" "Get out the car is on fire"
The spirit in the paddock all weekend was superb. This is how it should be. Despite everything that was thrown at us we survived. Probably the best weekend I have had, many thanks to everybody.
PS Pete fell asleep in holding before the race on Saturday. ZZZZZZZ...................
Steve